October 10, 2017
Following the rollout of our online gastronomic “taste maps” of Los Angeles, New York City and Chicago, Coast Packing Company, we are once again putting our website where our taste buds are, with the Dallas/Fort Worth edition of “Taste the Difference.”
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September 27, 2017
You’ve got a little more than a month to dig out that amazing family recipe – you know, the one that uses lard so creatively that it’s been handed down through the generations – and submit it to Coast Packing Company’s first-ever #LardLovers Recipe Contest.
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September 5, 2017
Today we announced the first-ever Coast Packing Co's #LardLovers Recipe Contest!
Have a favorite recipe that uses lard? Perhaps for a pie crust that people can’t stop raving about? Or a special bread or cookie recipe that friends and relatives swear by, thanks to the lard they may or may not know is in there? Maybe you’re the keeper of a family secret for a memorable fried chicken concoction or for mind-blowing tamales that never fail to wins hearts, minds and palates. Any unpublished lard-laden recipe – sweet and/or savory – is fair game.
Entries due by November 3, 2017.
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August 30, 2017
More and more consumers are seeking out food that is made with integrity and respect for culinary traditions… No matter what cuisine is being offered, consumers increasingly expect that food to be true to its roots and culture.
Our new white paper - Return to Tradition: Renovate Your Menu with Authentic Ingredients - details how animal fat shortenings can improve profit margins and enhance flavor and quality, while meeting growing consumer demand for authenticity, health and sustainability. Download it today!
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July 27, 2017
The people have spoken. Beef tallow really is the way to a better French fry.
Putting palates on the line at the Orange County Fair in Costa Mesa, Calif. on Sunday, July 23, Coast Packing Company, the West’s leading supplier of animal fat shortenings, and Charles “Chicken Charlie” Boghosian – Southern California’s deep-fry king and inventor of the deep fried Oreo, among many other culinary innovations – hosted the Taste the Difference Challenge, a blind taste test for “French Fries Fried Right.”
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July 11, 2017
Remember how McDonald’s used to cook up their fries way back when? Beef tallow was the secret ingredient and the taste was, well, legendary. Evoking the good old days, Coast Packing and Charles “Chicken Charlie” Boghosian – San Diego’s deep-fry king – will host the 'Taste the Difference Challenge' on the Main Culinary Stage at the OC Fair.
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June 26, 2017
More Americans are endorsing sustainability and minimally processed food. That’s the clear conclusion of our new nationwide survey conducted this month.
Each year, consumers, businesses and farms spend nearly $220 billion on food that goes uneaten, according to Food Business News.
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June 6, 2017
Summer is upon us, Father’s Day is fast approaching and that says BBQ in capital letters – thanks to a bevy of palette-pleasing recipes from Coast Packing Company’s own Corporate Chef Ernie Miller. From pulled pork sandwiches to lard brioche buns and coleslaw, we've got your BBQ covered! With special appreciation to Walker Foods – a 100-year-old Southern California mainstay and its El Pato® line -- Coast extends warm wishes to all dads and everyone else celebrating this Father’s Day.
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May 15, 2017
We’ve compiled a running list of Chicago establishments where you can sample different dishes made with healthy animal fats, such as lard or beef tallow.
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April 24, 2017
Cinco de Mayo, which marks the surprise defeat of Napoleon III in Mexico in 1862, has become a celebrated foodie holiday -- but it’s no surprise that lard remains a staple of traditional Mexican cooking.
From freshly made tamales to long-simmering carnitas, here are some tasty recipes to help you celebrate!
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